Chip Mello
The Farm Service Agency recorded $358.3 thousand paid to Chip Mello of Hanford, CA in 2014 to 2025, across 51 payments under 11 programs.
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What the record holds
- $358.3 thousand
- Paid
- $358,283
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 51
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 11
- Programs
- Named in the file itself, so this is what the money was for as USDA records it.
- 1
- County offices
- The offices that administered the payments, which is not where any land is.
The mailing address USDA holds for payment is 11597 6TH Ave, Hanford, CA 93230-9302. It is where a cheque goes, not where a farm is: a payee can be addressed to an accountant in another state.
What the payments were for
| Program | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Price Loss Coverage Program | $94,662 | 32 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Non Specialty Crops | $86,115 | 3 |
| CFAPCARES | $31,136 | 2 |
| CFAPCCA2 | $23,828 | 1 |
| Cotton Ginning Cost Share Program | $23,592 | 2 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $22,830 | 2 |
| CFAP3 - TUP | $18,012 | 1 |
| Cotton Transition Assistance Program | $17,864 | 4 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Crops | $17,618 | 1 |
| CFAPCCCCA | $14,850 | 2 |
| CFAP3 - LTU | $7,775 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22,830 | 2 |
| 2021 | $44,594 | 8 |
| 2020 | $133,228 | 12 |
| 2019 | $96,173 | 12 |
| 2018 | $20,130 | 5 |
| 2017 | $6,293 | 3 |
| 2016 | $17,170 | 5 |
| 2014 | $17,864 | 4 |
The calendar year USDA disbursed the money, which is frequently not the year of the program it was paid under. The site holds the years listed here and no others.
Which offices paid
| County | State | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings | California | $358,283 | 51 |
Nearby on this site
A payee's neighbours here are the other recipients paid through the same state's offices, not the farms next door: FSA publishes no location, only the address it pays.
- What the Farm Service Agency paid in California
- California Dairy Farms Gp $5.1 million
- Poso Creek Family Dairy Llc $4.5 million
- Channel Islands Dairy Farms Llc $4.4 million
- Wallace Brothers $3.7 million
- T&P Farms $3.6 million
- Jds Ranch $3.6 million
- Bidart Dairy Ii Llc $3.3 million
- J & D Wilson & Sons Dairy Lp $3.2 million
The largest recipients California's offices paid in 2025, which is one year rather than the years above.
Sources
- USDA Farm Service Agency — farm program payment files — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work
Data retrieved